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| classic rock lps on VPI I have had a number of recommendations for that AT cartridge. In the meantime I've ordered another Rega tonearm board from soundsupport.com, going to send if off to Pete Riggle for some custom fitting to his VTAF and teflon insert. I will then be ... | |
| classic rock lps on VPI Spencer, as previously mentioned, they sound compressed. Lousy microdynamics, small soundstage, nothing like live music and/or quality recordings, they are simply lifeless and boring. There are no tonal imbalances or spotlit frequency abberations.... | |
| lps sound bad Atmasphere, I have no doubt that many of those first editions sound great. As I mentioned previously, many of these records were purchased new in the 70's, others at record shows in the 80's. I would think most of those new purchases from the 70's... | |
| classic rock lps on VPI Stiltskin,I am going to keep the VPI for some time, even if I get the Thorens. I going ahead with Dave's tweaks for the VPI, also in the initial stages of building his equalizer for my Merlins.On the protractor, my only hesitation stems from the F... | |
| classic rock lps on VPI Stiltskin, I burned the Valhalla in for perhaps 200 hours with some modded IC's connected to a cd burn in disc. High level signal is burning tonearm wiring in, perhaps I need more. Still, I"m not hearing anything in the wiring that sounds as if it... | |
| CDP Isolation? I use a previous version of the Cerapucs in some places in my system, I prefer the Aurios. In speaking with Bes at Music Direct just today, I was asking about sonic differences between the Aurios, Stillpoints and Cerapuks/Cerabase. I mentioned I h... | |
| classic rock lps on VPI Stan, forgot about your post. I know about your dislike for Cardas cables, we differ on this one. I'm also talking about the tonearm cable, not the cable from the junction box to the phono pre. Thanks for the offer on the Purist cable, I do like P... | |
| classic rock lps on VPI Thanks guys for the suggestions.Viridian, I've heard acrylic may not always be best. I've thought about mats, Herbies or whatever, just wonder whether they will damp sound more than I like.Dgarrretson, I've thought about a similar move to the spri... | |
| classic rock lps on VPI Dgarretson, I noticed your using a thread drive on your VPI. I just installed a thread drive on my VPI, I have it so there is minimum slippage, but I suspect higher side forces on both tt motor bearing and tt bearing because of increased tightness... | |
| classic rock lps on VPI The VPI simply illuminates all the warts of mediocre and poorly recorded lps. I want to ameliorate those warts so that classic rock records will be more enjoyable. My table sits on a DIY wall shelf. 1200lb. capacity supports, 3" thick solid maple ... | |
| matching tt to music Onhwy61,you may be correct, this may be the wrong tt for me, I suspected as much when I first went in this direction. As mentioned previously, the reason I went with the VPI is the discounted prices I was able to secure. I was going to purchase a ... | |
| matching tt to music Thanks Tvad, I will look into that, it may be the VPI allignment jig is not the best means to proper allignment. In the meantime, I'm trying a thread belt vs. the VPI rubber belt, we shall see. | |
| matching tt to music Jallen, this is my exact experience with a Shure V15 II. I've heard the later models are better. I've also received advice from a couple of other Thorens owners with similar problems, to use a highly colored, ie. plenty of technicolor and warmth, ... | |
| matching tt to music Tvad, almost in complete agreement with you! The only thing I disagree with, is the mid-fi gear thing. I had a nearly full Dynaco setup with Thorens TD160, later Linn Lp12, in the mid to late 70's, wonderful warm sound! Got away from audio, sold i... | |
| matching tt to music Tobias, it may have been the tt, the lp, the rest of the setup, your perception. Its hard to tell in a demo room at a show. I've heard claims the VPI is not musical. If this is true, why are all these people buying VPI, are they fools, inexperienc... |